More stories in church

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  A new Bible-based resource to help UK churches effectively communicate the Gospel

  Bible Society | Fri 8 Nov 2019 6:40 GMT

  Lumino has been created by the Bible Society to help local churches understand attitudes towards the Bible within their local communities and be effective communicators of the Gospel message.

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  World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly opens with call to Christians to finish the Great Commission

  Xia-Maria Mackay | Thu 7 Nov 2019 13:36 GMT

  Evangelicals from over 90 countries have gathered near Jakarta, Indonesia, for the World Evangelical Alliance's General Assembly.

• Before Martin Luther, there was Erasmus – the Dutch theologian who paved the way for the Protestant Reformation

  Katherine Little | Sun 3 Nov 2019 13:38 GMT

  Erasmus does not get much attention in conversations on the Reformation. And yet, in his own time, when Christianity was facing many controversies, he was accused of paving the way for Martin Luther and even of being a heretic.

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  The Catholic Church 'hears the cry' of the Amazon and its peoples

  Vincent J Miller | Sat 26 Oct 2019 11:04 BST

  The Catholic Church's Amazon synod is the first such meeting to be organized for a specific ecological region.

• Vatican official denies Holy See is heading for financial 'collapse'

  Staff writer | Wed 23 Oct 2019 18:30 BST

  A Vatican official has denied claims in a book published this week that the Holy See is headed for financial "collapse".

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  John MacArthur rebukes Beth Moore, calls Paula White a 'heretic', slams all evangelicals who support women preachers

  Daniel Blake | Mon 21 Oct 2019 22:26 BST

  Pastor John MacArthur has rebuked popular Bible teacher Beth Moore, criticised Donald Trump's spiritual advisor Paula White as "a heretic", and admonished any other Christians who support the notion of women preachers, in an extraordinary rebuke at the 'Truth Matters Conference', held at his Grace Community Church in California last week.

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  Next Church of Scotland Moderator inspired in mental health work by Frightened Rabbit frontman's death

  Staff writer | Mon 21 Oct 2019 19:02 BST

  The Rev Dr Martin Fair was inspired to launch mental health services at his church following the suicide of Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchinson last year.

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  Abusing MPs over Brexit is 'cowardly', says Archbishop of Canterbury

  Staff writer | Mon 21 Oct 2019 13:29 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for an end to the abuse of MPs in the face of deep divisions over Brexit.

• UK Churches call on Government to take urgent action over Turkish assault on Syria

  Staff writer | Fri 18 Oct 2019 12:51 BST

  The leaders of the Methodist Church, United Reformed Church (URC) and European Baptist Federation have called on the Government to take urgent action to stop the conflict in north-eastern Syria from escalating.

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  Rowan Williams adds name to letter from celebrities addressing climate change 'hypocrisy'

  Staff writer | Thu 17 Oct 2019 11:25 BST

  The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has endorsed an open letter from celebrities to the media addressing their participation in climate change protests.

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  Church of England's digital reach grows as service attendance continues to fall

  Staff writer | Thu 17 Oct 2019 10:32 BST

  Record numbers of people are seeking Christian contemplation and reflection through the Church of England's apps and social media platforms, but service attendance continues to struggle, new figures have revealed.

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  Gloucester Cathedral wins heritage award

  Staff writer | Wed 16 Oct 2019 11:38 BST

  Gloucester Cathedral has received recognition at this year's Assocation of Heritage Interpretation Awards.